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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Pilgers Morgenlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Morgennebel, Lila, 
Hüllen deinen Turm um.
Soll ich ihn zum 
Letztenmal nicht sehn!
Doch mir schweben 
Tausend Bilder
Seliger Erinnerung
Heilig warm ums Herz.
Wie er so stand, 
Zeuge meiner Wonne,
Als zum erstenmal 
Du dem Fremdling
Ängstlich liebevoll 
Begegnetest,
Und mit einemmal 
Ewge Flammen 
In die Seel' ihm warfst.
Zische, Nord, 
Tausend-schlangen-züngig 
Mir ums Haupt!
Beugen sollst du's nicht!
Beugen magst du 
Kind'scher Zweige Haupt,
Von der Sonne 
Muttergegenwart geschieden.

Allgegenwärt'ge Liebe! 
Durchglühst mich,
Beutst dem Wetter die Stirn, 
Gefahren die Brust,
Hast mir gegossen 
Ins früh welkende Herz 
Doppeltes Leben,
Freude, zu leben, 
Und Mut!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Strauss 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Pilgers Morgenlied" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Pilgers Morgenlied", 1962 [ SMezATTBB chorus a cappella ], from Lieder, Oden und Szenen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Pilgers Morgenlied", subtitle: "An Lila", op. 33 (Vier Gesänge) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del matí del pelegrí", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ochtendlied van de pelgrim", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Pilgrim's morning song", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson matinale du pèlerin", subtitle: "À Lila", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 34
Word count: 104

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